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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1035
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased |
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to recognize Southwest Airlines on the occasion of its |
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30th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Southwest Airlines was originally created to |
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serve three Texas cities and was incorporated as Air Southwest by |
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Rollin King and Herb Kelleher in 1967; after a three-year legal |
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battle, the United States Supreme Court declined to review a |
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Texas Supreme Court ruling, and Air Southwest's right to fly was |
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upheld; and |
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WHEREAS, Air Southwest turned its first profit in 1973 and |
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has done so every year since--a record unmatched in commercial |
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airline industry history; among the company's many innovations |
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was the birth of the "ten minute turn," which was the standard |
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ground time for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1977, Air Southwest officially became |
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Southwest Airlines, and by 1979, the airline served all the |
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cities it currently serves in Texas; interstate service was soon |
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added, and today, Southwest Airlines has a fleet of 492 aircraft |
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serving 64 destinations across the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Midland International Airport is hosting a |
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30th anniversary celebration on May 16 to commemorate the |
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official birth of Southwest Airlines; the airport was the seventh |
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to become part of the Southwest system, and Midland and Odessa |
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are currently served by 13 daily nonstop flights to six cities, |
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as well as direct or connecting service to another 41 locations; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Southwest |
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Airlines on the occasion of its 30th anniversary; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this occasion. |
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Seliger |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 14, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |